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Siblings of Children with Cancer Suffer Emotional Distress and Social Isolation

April 2, 2018 focusoncancer Leave a comment

Research shows that siblings of children with cancer experience emotional trauma and social isolation too, but are helped with social…

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CDC Provides Guidelines for Pain Management Due to Opioid Crisis

March 2, 2018 focusoncancer Leave a comment

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) have provided guidelines for pain management due to the opioid crisis that has arisen…

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Larger Social Networks Associated with Improved Survival in Breast Cancer

February 2, 2018 focusoncancer Leave a comment

Among breast cancer patients, those with reported larger social networks had significantly improved breast cancer-specific and overall survival compared to…

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List of FDA Approvals for Cancer in 2017

January 2, 2018 focusoncancer Leave a comment

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) continues its unprecedented rate of approvals for cancer. The following link provides…

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Zejula® Approved for Recurrent Ovarian, Fallopian Tube, and Peritoneal Cancer

December 30, 2017 focusoncancer Leave a comment

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the agent Zejula (niraparib) for the treatment of recurrent ovarian,…

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What is a Liquid Biopsy?

December 29, 2017 focusoncancer Leave a comment

Liquid Biopsies   Recently, the term “liquid biopsy” is being used with increased frequency within the context of cancer treatment.…

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Updated Guidelines for Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer

December 28, 2017 focusoncancer Leave a comment

The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), a medical body comprised of physicians around the nation, establishes and updates treatment…

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Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Subtype Responds Markedly Better to Chemotherapy

December 27, 2017 focusoncancer Leave a comment

Patients with a newly identified subtype of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), referred to as BRCA-deficient subtype, demonstrate a markedly higher…

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TP53 Mutations in Leukemia and MDS Respond Well to Dacogen

December 26, 2017 focusoncancer Leave a comment

Patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) or myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) who have genetic mutations, including the TP53 mutation, that typically…

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Different Treatment Options Appear Equally Effective in Early Prostate Cancer

December 25, 2017 focusoncancer Leave a comment

Among men with early prostate cancer that is detected through prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing, treatment with either surgery, radiation therapy,…

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